

| Subject: | O2 sensor voltage test |
| From: | James Creech |
| Date: | Thu, 14 Dec 2000 13:11:46 -0500 |
The Bosch FI book outlines a test for adjusting fuel enrichment and determining if the O2 sensor is faulty, for those not having access to a CO meter: Run the engine up to normal operating temp. so the sensor is hot; disconnect the wiring to the idle stabilizer control valve; disconnect the single wire (near the coil) which runs to the sensor (leave the double wire connected which heats the sensor) and connect your voltmeter's pos. probe to that lead (the female connector which goes to the sensor), and the negative probe to ground. Then, while observing voltage readings, adjust the hex screw on the AFM in both directions to determine the lowest and highest DC voltage. Numbers should be range between 100 or 200 mV (equals higher lambda value, equals leaner) and 1000 mV (lower lambda, thus richer). You want to set the adjustment at the midpoint between the low and high value, which should be roughly around 500 mV - for older sensors it can be a different value, but still you want the mid-value, which will produce a good balance between fuel economy and power. Now, my question for anyone who has done this or otherwise knows (Darrell's Digitool measures this voltage while the engine is running): I am getting values much higher, in the 700-900 mV range, with no variation beyond that no matter how far I turn the screw in or out. The Bosch book does not indicate this is a problem, but they do show a graph with a much larger range of values. Do I have a faulty O2 sensor? Or could I have a leaky AFM, such that the enrichment screw does not have as much effect as it should? Thanks, Jim Creech 87 Westy GL, 2.1
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